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Evaluate Your Writing to Inform Task (generic)
This evaluation is designed to be used during the creation process or after the task is completed.
It can be used with any writing to inform task and can be adapted.
Suitable for KS3 or KS4.
Writing to Inform - 2 x HW Tasks
This worksheet includes 2 HW tasks.
One is a reseacrh task and one in an editing SPaG task that requires students to also add more informative detail.
Good for either KS3 and KS4.
Lesson starter - persuade cartoon
A comical starter that can be deconstructed. Suitable for KS3 (upper set) and KS4
Writing to Persuade - Creating a Structure by adding key persuasive devices
This is 1-2 lessons (depending on the pace and the depth of learning required at each step) for KS3 or a low KS4 class. The lesson includes:
a starter
a plenary
several models for comparison
HW task
Persuasive Language in Adverts - HW Task
This sheet is useful for making the teaching of persuasive language more realistic for students.
Suitable for KS3 but it is also useful for bottom set KS4 groups
Room 101 - Writing to Persuade - Speaking and Listening Task
This lesson uses Youtube clips as models of persuasive speaking conneted to Room 101. It is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
It includes:
a starter
a plenary
2 x models (Room 101)
Peer Assessment sheet
Criteria sheet
HW task
Introducing Persuasive Writing - the structure
This lesson contains:
a starter
a plenary
a model
criteria
HW task
an essay structure presented in stages
Writing to Inform and Persuade (blended genre) - Take me on Holiday! _2 lessons
This is 2 lessons - one for learning and preparation and one for writing practice using the genre.
The lesson is for KS3 or KS4.
It’s differentiated and features annotated deconstructions of the genre and persuasive techniques.
The lesson includes:
a starter (bingo)
a plenary
2 models from travel agents
writing criteria
a HW task
Writing to Persuade Student Checklist (self-assessment)
Use this as an introductory activity with your classes to your help students ascertain what they can and can’t do in relation to persuasive writing before the unit begins. It will help teacher to gauge what needs to be taught etc too.
Suitable for KS3 and KS4
Persuasive Techniques Cart Sort (plenary/starter/competitive group game like SNAP)
This resource can be used in many ways: plenary, starter, or as a competitive group game. You could also hide the clues around the room.
It’s a fun way to learn a lot a techniques in one lesson.
AQA (new 2015 Spec) Task Bank for Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise (with 2 extension tasks)
These are 8 topics (a mixture of argue, persuade and advise tasks) with slightly differentiated planning proformas for each question so students can work independently.
Suitable for KS4 classes or accelerated KS3 classes.
Persuasive Writing Self-Assessment Activity - includes FAR marking strategies
Suitable for KS3 and KS4.
This resource is suitable as a criteria sheet that students can use to achieve their persuasive writing targets. They can keep re-visiting the sheet for HW tasks too throughout the year (if it’s glued into their exercise books).
The key strategy governing the activity is that students are taking charge of their own progress and learning to be independent learners as the criteria sheet is an important tool in their learning toolbox.
The activity also deploys FAR marking techniques.
New GCSE (Grade 4-9) Persuasive technique bank for students (Useful for independent work/HW tasks)
The Worksheet contains 2 banks of persuasive skills.
Set 1: Basic Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-6 (new GCSE) and Set 2 includes more advanced Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-9 (new GCSE).
Useful for independent work/HW tasks for KS3 and KS4.
Bundle
Persuasive Writing Bundle
This bundle includes 15 lessons based on the genre, “Persuasive Writing”.
This pack includes whole lessons that have everything you need to teach the topic and genre.
Every lesson has a starter, a plenary, teaching models, group work, criteria for students to use to develop independence and individual writing activities and HW tasks.
I have also included a handy FAR inspired assessment sheet that can be used to mark the students’ work using specific criteria that they can learn and use to make very clear progress easily, and there is also a self-assessment activity that draws on FAR marking strategies too.
It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4. However, some ppts are more suited to KS4 classes and gifted (or accelerated) KS3 classes. You’ll have to make that decision based on your class’ abilities and skills.
Lesson 5_ Persuasive Writing - What makes persuasive writing emotional and impactful? (1-2 lessons)
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is for KS4 (but it could be used to stretch a very able KS3 class).
The ppt contains:
a HW task
a starter (group task)
2 x models of successfully emotive persuasive writing for group work
Peer assessment proforma
Lesson 4_Persuasive Writing Techniques_Convince your teacher to give you a sweet! (2 lessons)
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This is suitable for KS3 and KS4.
The ppt includes 2 lessons (possibly 3 depending on the class’s ability)
A starter
A plenary (metacognitive task)
A model (created by a student)
Assessment criteria for students to use to develop the key skills
A HW task
A group task
Lesson 3_Writing an impressive, technique-full persuasive speech about a timely topic (2-3 lessons)
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This zip file contains 2 lessons and a criteria sheet for the assessment of persuasive skills. It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4.
Lesson 1 contains a starter, establishes the criteria to demonstrate key persuasive skills, explains a generic purpose (scenario) of 3 blog topics to choose from, a group thinking task using the 6 thinking hats and planning tools with a teacher model too.
Lesson 2 contains a starter, the assessment criteria sheet (to be used in conjunction with writing time in lesson) and a plenary.
Please excuse my cover image, I couldn’t get a better one to upload.
Lesson 2_Persuasive Writing_Using Campaigns
PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page.
This lesson uses ‘campaigns’ as the foundation for teaching persuasive writing techniques.
The ppt includes:
A starter
A plenary
Model answers
Group tasks
Planning tool
Peer assessment template for assessment
Notes for the teacher on the slides
This could be stretched into two lessons.